Is CVE-2022-41678 being actively exploited?

It is not currently in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploitation probability is 86%.

What products does CVE-2022-41678 affect?

Tracked products affected include ActiveMQ. Check the version you run to see whether it is affected.

How do I fix CVE-2022-41678?

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Upgrade affected products to a fixed version.

CVE-2022-41678

Q: What is CVE-2022-41678?

CVE-2022-41678 is a high-severity software vulnerability (Improper authentication) with a CVSS score of 8.8. Once an user is authenticated on Jolokia, he can potentially trigger arbitrary code execution. In details, in ActiveMQ configurations, jetty allows org.jolokia.http.AgentServlet to handler request to /api/jolokia org.jolokia.http.HttpReq

HIGH severity · CVSS 8.8 · Improper authentication

8.8CVSS HIGH

Summary

Once an user is authenticated on Jolokia, he can potentially trigger arbitrary code execution. In details, in ActiveMQ configurations, jetty allows org.jolokia.http.AgentServlet to handler request to /api/jolokia org.jolokia.http.HttpRequestHandler#handlePostRequest is able to create JmxRequest through JSONObject. And calls to org.jolokia.http.HttpRequestHandler#executeRequest. Into deeper calling stacks, org.jolokia.handler.ExecHandler#doHandleRequest can be invoked through refection. This could lead to RCE through via various mbeans. One example is unrestricted deserialization in jdk.management.jfr.FlightRecorderMXBeanImpl which exists on Java version above 11. 1 Call newRecording. 2 Call setConfiguration. And a webshell data hides in it. 3 Call startRecording. 4 Call copyTo method. The webshell will be written to a .jsp file. The mitigation is to restrict (by default) the actions authorized on Jolokia, or disable Jolokia. A more restrictive Jolokia configuration has been defined in default ActiveMQ distribution. We encourage users to upgrade to ActiveMQ distributions version including updated Jolokia configuration: 5.16.6, 5.17.4, 5.18.0, 6.0.0.

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorNetwork

Attack complexityLow

Privileges requiredLow

User interactionNone

Confidentiality impactHigh

Integrity impactHigh

Availability impactHigh

Exploit probability (EPSS)86%

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products we track (1)

ActiveMQ

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

CVE-2022-41678

Summary

Impact & exploitability

Affected products we track (1)

Recommendation

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